This is a follow-up to last week’s explanation of true 3-D images versus the 2-D that are called “3-D” by charlatans and the uneducated. (See Being There: Revisiting the Past in True 3-D)

I sincerely sympathize with those who cannot see true 3-D. About 5% of us cannot perceive depth in the first place. This is rare, and can prove dangerous in certain circumstances. Imagine driving up behind a truck that has some pipes protruding out directly toward your windshield. Even with the required red flag tied to the end of the pipes, a person with no depth perception could very easily end up with a pipe rammed through his skull before he realized how close it really was.

There were three sample stereo pairs on last week’s blog. They were formatted to be seen in 3-D when you slightly cross your eyes and focus in on the image. But even if you can normally perceive depth with no problem, you may find it very difficult to cross your eyes while focusing.

There is a 2-D solution that gives you an idea, a visual clue, a semblance of what could be seen if you were experiencing a true 3-D image. Here are the two “Wizard of Oz” stereo pairs from last week’s blog in this 2-D format:

Somewhere Over the Shaky Rainbow	Follow the Shaky Brick Road	Here is a viewer you can use with any traditional non-shaky Stereographic pair:

These are animated GIFs flipping back and forth between the left-eye image and the right-eye image of a stereo pair. Pretty annoying, eh? Well, until you learn how to freeview or get yourself a 3-D viewer to keep by your computer, this might be the best we can do for you. Here’s another earthquake image, this one from “The Matrix.”

Flapping in the Matrix Wind

These durable Anaglyphic glasses are used with the blue- and red-tinted 3-D images:

A whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on!

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